1869
Born October 2, 1869
Campbellsburg, KY, USA
Scott Stratton Notable
b. October 2, 1869 · Louisville Colonels 1888–1894, Pittsburgh Pirates 1891, Chicago Colts 1894–1895
Scott Stratton played for three clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Louisville Colonels in 1888 and closing with the Chicago Colts in 1895.
He went 97 and 114 with a 3.87 earned run average, pitching 1,892 innings in 231 games. He struck out 570, completed 199 of his 214 starts and threw 10 shutouts. Across 391 games he batted .274, with 381 hits and 202 runs. He finished with 8 home runs, 37 doubles and 56 stolen bases.
He was born in Campbellsburg, KY, USA on October 2, 1869, and died on March 8, 1939. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | LOU | 67 | 249 | 35 | 64 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 49 | 10 | .257 |
| 1889 | LOU | 62 | 229 | 30 | 66 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 36 | 10 | .288 |
| 1890 | LOU | 55 | 189 | 29 | 61 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | .323 |
| 1891 | LOU/PIT | 36 | 123 | 10 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 8 | .228 |
| 1892 | LOU | 63 | 219 | 22 | 56 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 9 | .256 |
| 1893 | LOU | 61 | 221 | 34 | 50 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 6 | .226 |
| 1894 | CHC/LOU | 37 | 136 | 39 | 49 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | .360 |
| 1895 | CHC | 10 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .292 |
| Career | — | 391 | 1390 | 202 | 381 | 37 | 32 | 8 | 163 | 109 | 142 | 56 | .274 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | LOU | 10 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 0 | 269.2 | 287 | 109 | 53 | 97 | 3.64 |
| 1889 | LOU | 3 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 133.2 | 157 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 3.23 |
| 1890 | LOU | 34 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 0 | 431.0 | 398 | 113 | 61 | 207 | 2.36 |
| 1891 | LOU/PIT | 6 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 190.1 | 220 | 83 | 39 | 57 | 3.92 |
| 1892 | LOU | 21 | 19 | 42 | 40 | 0 | 351.2 | 342 | 114 | 70 | 93 | 2.92 |
| 1893 | LOU | 12 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 314.2 | 445 | 190 | 100 | 43 | 5.43 |
| 1894 | CHC/LOU | 9 | 10 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 171.1 | 277 | 124 | 55 | 27 | 6.51 |
| 1895 | CHC | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 30.0 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 9.60 |
| Career | — | 97 | 114 | 231 | 214 | 1 | 1892.1 | 2177 | 813 | 434 | 570 | 3.87 |
On this day & linked events
1939
Died March 8, 1939
Image: Old Judge, public domain